2017 AUDI Q7 start stop button

Driving
Ple ase pre ss brake pedal
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal whe n starting the eng ine.
Ill Rem ote control key : key not recognized . Is
the key still in th e ve hicle ?
This indicator light turns on and th is message ap­
pears if the ignit ion key was removed from the
ve hicle when the engine was running . If the igni­
tion key is no longe r in the veh icle, you cannot
sw itch on the ignit ion or sta rt the engine once
you stop it. You also cannot loc k the vehicle from
the o uts ide.
Shift to P, otherwi se vehicl e can roll awa y.
D oor s do not lo ck if gea rshift i s not in P
This message appears for safety reasons if the
selecto r lever is in the N position whe n you
sw itch the ignition off . Move the selector lever to
the P pos ition. Otherwise the vehicle is not pro­
tected from rolling and it cannot be locked.
II Rem ote control key : hold b ack of k ey
again st th e designat ed are a. S ee owner' s m an ­
ual
If the indicator light turns on and th is message
appears, there is a malfunction
c::> page 84.
S hift to P before le aving ca r, otherw ise vehicle
can r oll away
This message appears if the driver's door is
opened while the ignition is switched on and the
transmission has not been shifted to the P posi­
tion . Shift the transmission into the P position
and turn off the ignition if you are leav ing the ve­
h icle. Otherwise the veh icle could roll. Also see
c::> page 86 .
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Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction
It may not be possible to start the engine under
certain cir cumstances, for example if the battery
in the vehicle key is drained, if interference is af ­
fected the key or if there is a system malfunc­
tion.
F ig. 87 Ce nte r conso le/ remote control key: start ing t he
eng ine if there is a ma lfunct ion
Requireme nt: the message Remote control ke y:
hold back of ke y aga in st the des ignated area.
S ee own er's manual
must display and the II in­
dicator light must turn on.
.,. Place the remo te control key on the loca tion
shown in the illustration
y >l} c::> fig . 87.
.,. Press the brake pedal.
... Press the
!START ENGINE STOP ! button. The
engine will start.
.,. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have
the ma lfunction corrected .
@ Tips
You can view the message aga in by press ing
the
I S TAR T ENGI NE STOP I button.
Start/Stop system
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
The Start/Stop system can help increase fue l
economy and reduce CO2 emissions.
In Sta rt/Stop mode, the eng ine s huts off auto­
matically when the vehicle is stopped, such as at
a traffic light . The ignition remains switched on .,.

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:E during this stop phase. The eng ine will restart
automatically when needed.
The Start/Stop system is automatically activ ated
as soon as the igni tion is switched on .
Basic requirements for Start /Stop mode
- The driver's door must be closed.
- The driver 's sea t belt much be fas tened .
- The hood must be closed .
- The vehicle must have driven faster than 2 mph
(3 km/h) since the last time it stopped.
- A trailer must not be hitched to the vehicle .
I f you leave the vehicle during a stop phase, the
e ngine can be restarted withi n app rox imately 30
seconds if the following requirements are met:
- The driver's door must be closed, the dr iver
must be wear ing the safety belt and the brake
peda l mus t be p ressed . Or:
- The driver's door must be closed, the bra ke
pedal mus t be pressed and a gear m ust be se­
lected .
(D Note
Always sw itch the Start/Stop system off when
driving through water~
page 84.
@ Tips
The engine stops shortly before the vehicle
comes to a stop
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Stopping /starting the engine
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
Fig . 88 Inst rument cluste r: engine sw itched off (stop
p h ase )
ll Mark et-sp ecific
D rivi ng
.,. Brake the vehicle to a stop. The engine stops
shortly before the vehicle comes to a stop or if
the vehicle is stat ionary
l) . Keep your foot on
the brake pedal. The
[I] indicator light appears
in the status line at the bottom of the instru­
ment cluster display . T he need le in the tachom ­
eter also moves into the
READY1l posit io n .
.,. The engine starts again when you take your
foot off the brake pedal. The indicator light
t urns off .
Additional inform ation
The eng ine stops in the P, N and D selector lever
positions .
If you select the R position during a Stop phase,
the engine will star t again .
Se lect the P position quickly to prevent the en­
gine from sta rting unintentionally when shifting
through R .
You can determ ine for yourse lf if the eng ine will
stop or not by reducing or increasing the amount
of force you use to press the brake pedal. For ex­
ample, if you only lightly pre ss on the brake ped­
al in stop-and-go traffic or when turn ing, the en­
gine w ill not switch off when the vehicle is sta ­
t ionary . As soon as you press the brake down
harder, the engine w ill switch off .
(D Tips
- Press the brake peda l during a Stop phase
to keep the vehicle from rolling.
- The ignition will turn off if you press the
!S TART ENGINE STOPI button during a stop
phase . The needle in the tachometer moves
into the
OFF position.
Gene ral information
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
The standard Start/Stop mode can be canceled
for various system-related reasons .
Engine doe s not switch off
Before and during each stop phase, the system
checks if certain conditions have been met . If the
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Driving
[jj indicator light appears in the instrument clus­
ter disp lay, the engine will not be stopped, for
examp le in the follow ing s ituations:
- T he eng ine has not reached the minimum re­
quired temperature for Start/Stop mode .
- The inter io r temperature selected by the cli-
mate contro l system has not been reached.
- The outs ide temperature is ext remely high/low.
- The w indshield is being defrosted .
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low .
- The steering wheel is turned at a sharp angle or
is mov ing.
- After engaging the reverse gear .
- On sharp inclines.
-At high a ltitudes.
Engine automaticall y restarts
The standard Start/Stop mode will be cance led
during a stop phase in the fo llow ing s ituations.
The engine resta rts wit hout any action by the
d river.
- The vehicle rolls, for examp le while on a s lope.
- The inter ior temperature differs from the tem-
perature se lected in the A/C system.
- The w indshield is being defrosted.
- The brake pedal is pressed several times in a
row.
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low.
- Power consumption is high.
The engine can tu rn off again when the condi­
tions for Start/Stop mode are met .
Ignition is switched off automatically
To prevent the veh icle bat tery from d rain ing, the
ign it ion wi ll switch off a utomat ica lly under the
following conditions:
- The Sta rt/Stop system has stopped the eng ine .
- The vehicle is stationary.
- You left the vehicle and the eng ine was not re-
started within approximate ly 30 seconds.
I f this happens, you wi ll see the message
Igni­
tion turn s off automaticall y in the instrument
cluster and the activated low beams are replaced
by the parking lig ht. The parking lights will
sw itch off after approx imately 30 minutes or
when you lock the vehicle.
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The ignition also sw itches o ff when you lock the
vehicle from the outside during a stop phase.
If t he Start/Stop system has not tu rned off the
engine or if yo u have switched the S tart/Stop sys ­
tem off manually, the ignition wi ll not be auto ­
matically switched off and the engine will contin­
u e to run
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_& WARNING
To reduce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the engine to run in confined spaces.
(D Tips
- If you leave the ve hicle with the D/S or R se­
lector lever position engaged, the parking
brake is automatically set.
- If you select the D or N selector lever posi­
t ion after sh ifting into reverse, the vehicle
must be driven faster than 6 mph (10 km/h)
in order fo r the engine to switch off again .
Manually switching the Start/Stop system
off /on
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually.
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Fig . 89 Ce nter console: Start/Sto p system button
-
.,. To switch the Start/Stop system off/on man­
ually, press t he
l(:.l) .. I button . The LED in the but­
ton turns on when the system is switched off.
@ Tips
If you switch the system off du ring a stop
phase, the engine will start aga in automati­
cally.

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:E: ' Messages in the instrument cluster display
Applies to: vehicles wit h Start/Stop system
Automatic start /stop deacti vated: Please
restart engine manually
This message appears whe n specific condi tions
are not met dur ing a stop phase. The Star t/Stop
system wi ll not be ab le to restart the engine . The
engine must be started with the
I STAR T ENGINE STOPI button.
Automatic st art /stop system: malfunct ion!
Function unavailable. Pl ease contact Service
There is a malfunction in the Start/Stop system .
Drive the ve hicle to an author ized A udi dealer or
author iz ed Service Facility as soon as poss ible to
have the ma lfunction corrected.
Electromechanical
parking brake
F ig . 90 Cen ter co nso le: park ing brake
Your veh icle is equipped with an electromechani­
cal parki ng brake
(D ¢ fig. 90. The parking brake
is designed to prevent the vehicle from rolling
u ni ntent io nally and replaces the hand brake.
Setting /manually releasing the parking
brake
"' Pull the(®) switch to set the pa rking brake . The
L ED in t he switch turns on. The -(USA mod­
els) . (Canada mode ls) indicato r light a lso
tu rns o n in the inst rument cl uste r display .
"'T o release the parking b rake manu ally, press
the b rake o r acce lera to r pedal whi le the igni­
t ion is switched on and press th e® ) switch at
the same time. The LED in the b utton and the
indicator light in the display t urn of f.
D riving
Releasing the parking brake automatically
Requirement: the d rive r's doo r mus t be closed.
"' To start d rivi ng and release the parking brake
automatically, p ress the accelerator pedal as
usual.
In add it ion to releas ing the parking brake auto ­
matically, other convenie nce a nd safety functions
are avai lab le when you start driving ¢
page 88,
S tarting to drive .
Preventing the automatic parking brake
release
The veh icle cou ld beg in rol ling u nintentionally,
depe nding on the hill or if tow ing a traile r.
"' To prevent the park ing brake from releasi ng au ­
t omatically, pu ll and hold the®) switch and
p ress the accele rator peda l. The parking brake
remain s se t a nd p revents the vehi cle from roll­
ing b ackwa rd.
"' You can release the®) switch again once you
are sure that yo u are giving enoug h driving
force to the wheels by pressing the accelerator
peda l.
Emergency braking function
You ca n use the emergency b raking function in an
eme rgency sit uation, or if the standard brake op ­
eration ma lfunctions o r is disab led .
"' Pull and ho ld the(®) switch .
"' As soon as you release the ®> switch or acceler -
ate, t he b raking stops .
Pu lling and ho ld ing the®) switch w hile driving
t h e ve hicl e ac tiva tes the eme rge ncy brak ing func ­
tion. The ve hicl e is brak ed a t all four wheels by
activating the hydraulic b rake system . The brak ­
ing effect is simi lar to heavy braking ¢
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To reduce the risk of ac tivat ing the emergency
b raki ng by mist ake, a war ning tone (b uzzer)
sounds when the®) switch is p ulled . Emergency
braking stops as soon as the(®) switch is released
o r the accelerator pedal is pressed .
Parking
"'Press the bra ke pedal to stop the veh icle .
"' Pull the®) switch to set the par king brake.
"' Select the P se lec tor lever position .
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A WARNING ,~
Read and follow all WARNINGS.
- The vehicle can roll even if the ignition is switched off.
- Power is st ill transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is running at idle. To pre­
vent the veh icle from "creeping", you must
keep your foot on the brake in all selector
lever positions (except P and N) when the
engine is running.
- Before opening the hood, select the P selec­ tor lever position and set the parking brake.
T his reduces the risk of an accident. Always
read and follow the applicable warnings
¢ page 322, Working in the engine com­
partment.
@ Tips
If you accidentally se lect N while d riving, take
your foot off the acce le rator pedal and wa it
for the engine to slow down to idle before se­
lect ing Dor S.
Driving tips
Starting the engine
.. Th e P or N position must be selected.
Starting from a stop
.. Press and hold the brake pedal.
.. Start the engine
c:> page 82.
.. Press the lock ing button @on the selector lev­
er and select the D, E, Sor R position
¢page 91.
.. Wait a moment until the transmission shifts.
You wi ll notice a slight movement when the
gear engages .
.. Release the brake pedal and press the accelera-
tor pedal ¢
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Various convenience functions are avai lab le for
starting on hills
c:> page 88.
Stopping temporarily
~ .. Press the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, for
~ example at a traffic light. Do not press the ac-
~ celerator peda l when doing this. 0
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.. To prevent the vehicle from ro ll ing when you
start driving, set the parking brake when stop­
ping on steep hills¢
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.. The parking brake will release automatically
and the vehicle will start moving once you press
the accelerator pedal.
Stopping/parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position when
you open the driver's door, the vehicle could roll.
.. Press and hold the brake pedal
c:> A-
.. Set the parking brake.
.. To select the P se lector lever position, press the
P button
@ on the selector lever c:> page 91 ,
fig. 92.
Under certain conditions, such as driving in the
mountains or when towing a trailer, it may be
helpful to switch to manua l mode temporarily
and shift
manually to adapt to the driving condi­
tions
c:> page 94.
On hills, activate the parking brake first and then
shift into the P position
c:> page 87. This prevents
too much stress from being p laced on the lock ing
mechanism .
A WARNING
--The vehicle can roll even when the eng ine is
sw itched off.
- Unintended vehicle movement can lead to
serious injuries .
- To reduce the r isk of an accident, do not
press the accelerator pedal when changing
the selector lever position while the vehicle
is stationa ry and the engine is running .
- To reduce the r isk of an accident, never se­
lect the R or P positions while dr iv ing.
- Do not inadvertently press the accelerator pedal when the vehicle is stationary . Other­
wise the r is k of an accident increases be­
cause the vehicle will start to move immedi­
ately, even if the parking brake is set.
(D Tips
Fo r safety reasons, the park ing brake only re­
leases automatically when the drive r's door is
closed.
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Ass is tance sy stems
fall below the se lected distance, the distance
bars become red from the bottom upward.
A WARNING
--:-- ~~ If you press the ISETI button when driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), the vehicle
accelerates automat ica lly up to 20 mph (30
km/h), which is the m inimum speed that can
be set.
(D Tips
- If you switch the ignition or the adapt ive
cruise control system off, the set speed is
erased for safety reasons.
- The electronic stabilization control (ESC)
and the anti-slip-regulation (ASR) are auto­
matically sw itched on when the adaptive
cruise control is switched on .
Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
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F ig. 106 Operat ing lever: c hanging th e speed
"To increase/decrease the speed in 1 mph (1
km/ h) increments, br iefly
tap the lever toward
0 10 ¢ fig . 106 to the first level.
• To increase/decrease the speed in S mph
(5 km/h or 10 km/h) increments, briefly
tap
the leve r toward 0 10 to the second level.
" To increase or decrease the speed quickly, hold
the lever towards
0 10 up to the first or sec ­
ond level until the red LED@ reaches the de ­
sired speed
¢ page 109, fig. 105.
You can a lso prese lect the speed when adaptive
cruise control is not active by moving the lever in
l) Th is is not ava ilab le in some countries.
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the desired direction G) !Q . Activate the previ ­
ously selected speed by pulling the lever into po­
s ition (I)¢
page 109, fig. 104 .
After each change, the new stored speed appears
briefly in the status line ¢
page 109, fig. 105 @.
When adaptive cruise control is active, the B in­
dicator light turns on and when adapt ive cruise
contro l is not active, the
ii ind icator light turns
on. In the Aud i virtual cockp it*, the
II indicator
light turns on instead .
Driving in stop-and-go traffic
Applies to: vehicles with A udi adapt ive cr uise control
F ig. 107 Instrument cl uster: safe start monitor
The adaptive cru ise control system also assists
you in stop-and-go traffic. If a vehicle driving
ahead stops, yo ur vehicle will brake and stay at a
stop within the limits of the system.
" To resume driving with adaptive cruise contro l,
tap the accelerator pedal or
• Pull the lever toward yo u into position @
¢page 111, fig. 108.
Starting to dr ive with adaptive cruise
control
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As long as the message A CC: aut omati c go dis­
plays and the veh icle dr iv ing ahead starts to
move, your vehicle will start driving¢& . You can
activate
ACC: automatic go again for a short
time by pulling the lever to position @.
Fo r safety reasons, your vehicle w ill only start to
drive automatically if:
- the drive r's safety belt is fastened
- all doors and the hood are closed

Assistance systems
"'Se lect in the In fo tainment sys tem: I MENU I but-
ton
> Vehicle > Audi dri ve select.
"' Se lect and confirm the desired setting .
You can cha nge t he d riving mode when the vehi ­
cle is stat ionary or whi le d riving. If traffic per­
mits, after changing modes, briefly take you r
foot off the accele rator peda l so that the recent ly
selected mode is a lso activated for the eng ine.
Offroad * or Lift/ Offroad* -activates offroad
functions to s upport dr iv in g o n ro ug h terra in.
The engine, transmission and steering adjust and
the Start/Stop system* switches off. Applies to
a ir suspe nsion*: t he vehicle also lifts for passing
over obstacles to maintain maximum ground
clearance.
Adjusting the Individual mode
Applies to: veh icles w ith Audi drive select
Allroad * -on ly for air suspension *: the vehicle
li fts to maintain hi ghe r g round clearance for d if ­
fic ult st retc hes of roa d.
Comfort -provides a c omfor t-or ien ted ve hicle
setu p and is s uit ed fo r long drives on hi ghw ays.
Auto -provides a n overa ll comfortab le yet dy­
n amic driv in g feel a nd i s s uited f or everyd ay use.
Dynamic -gives the driver a sporty driving fee l
and is suited to a spo rty d rivi ng s tyle .
Individual -c::;, page 136.
A WARNING
Pay attention to traffic whe n ope rating t he
d rive select to reduce th e ris k of an accide nt.
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You can adjust the vehicle settings to your personal preferences.
"'Se lect in the Infotainment system: IME NUI but­
ton
> Vehicle > Audi drive select > Individual >
rig ht contro l button.
After you have close d the settings, you will a uto ­
mat ica lly dr ive i n the
Individual mode .
Systems comfort
Engine /transmission
ba lance d
Air suspension * comfortable
Steering comforta ble
All-wheel steering * comfortable
Sport differential * moderate
Engine sound * subtle
ACC* comforta ble
al Sub tle i n th e se lecto r leve r pos it ion D a nd sporty in S.
(D Tips
Y our sett ings a re automa tica lly saved in Indi­
vidual
mode.
Raising/lowering the vehicle
Applies to: veh icles w ith air suspens ion
"' Press th e left or right ar row key c::;, page 135,
fig . 133
u nti l the desired mode app ea rs in the
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The equi pment in you r vehi cle will determine
which sett ings you can adjust . T he fo llow ing ta­
ble gives a n overview o f the characte ristics .
auto dynamic
ba
la nce d sporty
ba la nced sporty
ba la nce d sporty
ba la nced sporty
ba lanced sporty
sub tle/sportyal
sporty
ba lance d sporty
instrument cluster/I nfota inment system dis ­
play. Or
"' Select in the Infotainment system :
IMENU! but­
ton
> Vehicle > Audi drive select.
"' Select and confirm the des ired se tting.

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:E: ' Or: search for a country/state using the input
field.
- Entering a d estinati on u sing the City/ ZIP
c o de :
select and confirm City /ZIP . Ente r a city
or a ZIP code .
Or: select and confirm a city from
the list.
- Select and confirm additional detai ls about the
destination such as
St reet , House number or
Dow nto wn.
- Destinati on ent ry using a street inter section* :
Requirement: you must ente r a street . Se lect
and confirm
Inte rsection . Select and confirm a
street d irectly from the list.
Or : search for a
street using the input field.
- Se le ct and confirm
S tart ro ut e guidance .
Setting a destination from the map
A pplies to: ve hicles with navigation system
A point on the mop con be used as the destina­
t ion.
~ Press the I NAV /MAPI button repeated ly until
th e map is displayed.
- Adju sting the scal e: turn the contro l knob to
the left or right.
- Activating cross hair s: p ress the cont rol knob.
T he crosshairs are shown on the map .
-Moving the cro ss hair s: move the crosshairs to
the dest ination using the MM I touch contro l
pad* ¢
page 161.
-Hiding the cro sshai rs: press the I BACKI button.
-Setting a s dest inat ion : press the control knob
when the crosshairs are shown . If necessary,
select and confirm
Add as stopo ver and then
Start route guidance.
Additional informati on about th e loca tion of
the cro sshair s:
when you select map content us ­
in g the crosshairs, a display of available informa­
tion appea rs (such as street name, address or
points of interest)@¢poge
215, fig. 196 .
Navigation
Setting a home address/favorite as the
destination
Applies to: vehicles wi th navigat ion syste m
You con quickly and easily start route guidance
to your home address using the home address
function. Favorites allow easier access to fre­
quently used destinations.
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
t he
Enter d estination men u is displayed
r::opage205, fig .189 .
Setting a home address as the destination
Requirement: a home address must be stored
¢page 213.
Your Home address is shown directly in the Ente r
d estination
menu @r::opage 205 , fig . 189 .
-Select: Home address > Sta rt route guidance .
S ett ing a favo rite as the destination
Requirement: a favorite must be s tored as a des­
t ination
r:o page 213.
- Enter at least the fi rst three letters of the de­
sired favo rit e in the free text sea rch input field.
The favo rites fo und are shown in the Infotain­
ment system display @ ¢
page 205, fig. 189 .
-Select and confirm the des ired entry.
- Select and confirm
Start route guidance .
(D Tips
-Additiona l settings for the home address
can be fo und under
r:o page 213 .
-Add itiona l settings for the favorites can be
found under
¢ page 213.
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